Pronunciation
Ash-lin
Meaning
Dream, vision
Related forms: Aisling (related irish form).
Alternate spellings
Aisling; Ashling
Fun fact
Aislinn is another Irish spelling of Aisling. Aisling is also a type of Irish poetry from the 17th and 18th centuries, where Ireland appears as a woman in a vision. It became popular as a name in the 20th century, so it's more modern as a first name than you might think! Aisling is the Irish word for a dream or vision, so the meaning comes straight from the language.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Aislinn, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2021 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2020 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2019 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2018 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2017 | 3 | #873 |
| 2016 | 4 | #750 |
| 2015 | 8 | #494 |
| 2014 | 8 | #494 |
| 2013 | 6 | #587 |
| 2012 | 8 | #510 |
| 2011 | 10 | #437 |
| 2010 | 10 | #444 |
| 2009 | 15 | #314 |
| 2008 | 14 | #341 |
| 2007 | 14 | #307 |
| 2006 | 18 | #238 |
| 2005 | 18 | #221 |
| 2004 | 20 | #197 |
| 2003 | 20 | #189 |
| 2002 | 12 | #278 |
| 2001 | 16 | #217 |
| 2000 | 20 | #179 |
| 1999 | 21 | #171 |
| 1998 | 15 | #203 |
| 1997 | 18 | #235 |
| 1996 | 23 | #192 |
| 1995 | 19 | #205 |
| 1994 | 24 | #174 |
| 1993 | 27 | #164 |
| 1992 | 29 | #167 |
| 1991 | 24 | #180 |
| 1990 | 16 | #228 |
| 1989 | 19 | #212 |
| 1988 | 17 | #232 |
| 1987 | 11 | #296 |
| 1986 | 10 | #305 |
| 1985 | 19 | #227 |
| 1984 | 13 | #280 |
| 1983 | 20 | #224 |
| 1982 | 9 | #333 |
| 1981 | 19 | #242 |
| 1980 | 11 | #311 |
| 1979 | 12 | #303 |
| 1978 | 11 | #302 |
| 1977 | 9 | #329 |
| 1976 | 4 | #429 |
| 1975 | 6 | #379 |
| 1974 | 8 | #324 |
| 1973 | 7 | #349 |
| 1972 | 7 | #332 |
| 1971 | 3 | #466 |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | 3 | #443 |
| 1968 | 4 | #357 |
| 1967 | 3 | #393 |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | 3 | #385 |
| 1964 | 6 | #274 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
